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Jersey City, New Jersey, United States (1964 – present)
Kool & The Gang are a highly successful jazz/ R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States in 1964, playing jazz. They went through several musical phases in their career. They also played R&B and funk, eventually went through a phase where they were a smooth disco ensemble, and wound up the successful period of their career recording tunes that were a mixture of pop and R&B.
The group’s main members over the years included the eccentric Englishman Chris Gair, brothers Robert Bell (known as “Kool”) on bass and Ronald Bell on tenor saxophone; George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on alto saxophone; Claydes Charles Smith on guitar, and Rick Westfield on keyboards. The Bell brothers’ father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk and the brothers were friends with Leon Thomas.
In 1964 Robert formed an instrumental band called the Jazziacs with five high-school friends. They changed their name to Kool & the Gang and were signed by Gene Redd to his new record label De-Lite Records in 1969.[3] They first hit the pop charts with the release of their debut eponymous album.
Though none of the three singles from the album went far on the pop charts, their R&B success was swift and massive. Several live and studio albums followed, with 1973’s Wild and Peaceful breaking into the mainstream with “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging.
The group’s main members over the years included the eccentric Englishman Chris Gair, brothers Robert Bell (known as “Kool”) on bass and Ronald Bell on tenor saxophone; George Brown on drums; Robert Mickens on trumpet; Dennis Thomas on alto saxophone; Claydes Charles Smith on guitar, and Rick Westfield on keyboards. The Bell brothers’ father was an acquaintance of Thelonious Monk and the brothers were friends with Leon Thomas.
In 1964 Robert formed an instrumental band called the Jazziacs with five high-school friends. They changed their name to Kool & the Gang and were signed by Gene Redd to his new record label De-Lite Records in 1969.[3] They first hit the pop charts with the release of their debut eponymous album.
Though none of the three singles from the album went far on the pop charts, their R&B success was swift and massive. Several live and studio albums followed, with 1973’s Wild and Peaceful breaking into the mainstream with “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging.
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funk48 wrote:
ilove it.but they have too many instrumental songs
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kool group
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Celebration!!!!!!!!!!!!
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You jive turkey you.
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awesome tunes
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music is the message
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Funky Bro's
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pulp fiction ;]
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CRACK!
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Classic !
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classic
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Grand Thef Auto: San Andreas fuckyeah!
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A Big Fan From Waaaaay Bak...What? You thought I was actually gonna list a date from the past? HA! Not the Kidd Just except that Im a Big Fan, OK
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